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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-05
Later Details.

TIFFIN, o., January 4.-The fast train
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which
left New York about 8 o'clock yesterday
for Chicago, with five coaches and four
sleepers, all well filled with passengers,
cOllided with an eastern bound freight
seven miles east of this city about 4
o'clock this morning. The fast train was
about fifty minutes late and was running
at the rate Oi sixty miles an hour. Passing
Republic, q small station, like flash they
rushed along to the curve, one mile west
of that town, when suddenly the engineer
saw a freight train under full headway
within 100 yards of him. He at once ap-
piled the brake and reversed his engine,
but did no good, and the next instant the
crash came, telescoping the coaches and
piing them up on each other. To add
CONSERVATION to
THE HORRIBLE SCENE
fire broke out in the smoking car and soon
spread to the othercars. Many were killed
outright, while Others wedged in among
broken cars were slowly consumed by the
flames. The screams of wounded and dy-
ing were heartrending, but no assistance
could be given until farmer, awakened
by the crash, came and with other neigh
bors worked like heroes to save the perish
ing. At this writing nineteen bodies have
been recovered, and they lie burned and
dis6gured in the snow beside the track
Help was sent from Republic aud this city
as soon as the news was received. 1t is q
fearful sight and recalls the Ashtabula
horror of the winter of 1877. 1t is i'm
possible to give the names of the killed or
wounded at this time. Will get fuller de-
tails later. The cause of the disaster is as
vet unknown.
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ANEW ROAD
With a Rich Field of Ore Upon 1t sold to a
London Syndicate.

London Syndicate.
New YORK, January 1T was an
nounced yesterday that the banking firm
of r. p. Flower & Co. had negotiated and
the sale OF 1C, 900 shares of the stock of the
Kingston and Pembroke Railway Co.,
of Canada, to London syndicate. The
price was not made public. The road Is
liz miles long and extends from Kingston
on Lake Ontario to Renfrew, where 1T con-
meets with the Canadian Pacific Railway by
way of the New York Central, and the
Rome. WateItoN and Ogdensburg. Itiorms
a line between New NOr ( and Winnipeg,
about 200 miles shorter than lines by way
of Chicago. Early last year number of
Chicago steel men and Canada capitalists
had the route OF the road thoroughly
''pruSpected. " and were rewarded by find
ING large beds OF ore, said to be the finest
ore for BeSSemer pig iron discovered on this
coatineut. The syndicate began immedi-
ately 10 develop the property, and shipped
last year abOnt 4, 900 tons, and had already
contracted for the amount of 3, 600 tons this
year. C.. F. GilderSleye. of Kensington, Is
President of the Railroad Company and
John ID. Flower, of this city, is Vice Presl-
dent, Among the directors are r. p.
Flower, of New York, and II. II. Porter,
of Chicago. The company has received
81, 900, 900 As bonus from the Canadian
GoSernment, and from the Cityof Kingston
it has received a grant of 65 acres of land
foI terminate facilities, with a valuable
water front within the city limits.
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The Dead.

TOLEDO, o., January 4.-The total num-
Der of passengers ON the wrecked B. & O.
train was sixty-fve. Ten dead bodies have
been taken out and three more are believed
to be in the ruins. The names OF the dead
as far as identified are as follows:
F. C.. BARTLEY, Washington.
WM. FREDERICK, Washington, fireman
Of the express.
JOSEPH POsTLETHwAITE aud two sons,
of Bolton, W. Va.
Mrs. POsTLETHwAITE and three other
children We're saved.
The smoker was entirely consumed, and
all the passengers in it killed. All the
mail and express matter was destroyed,
The Coroner has gone from Tiffin to hold
an inquest. There are about a dozen
wounded who have been taken to Republic
where they are being cared for by the citl-
ypnS
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The Cause.

clNclNNATTI, O., January 4.-The Com
iaere'd'- Gdzette's Tifin, Ohio, special reports
diversity of opinion regarding the real
cause OF the accident. The reports agree
that there was carelessness on the
part Of the railroad employees.
but whether blame should be attach to
the freight or passenger crew is a matter
OF conjecture. A thorough investigation
VIII be made. The Coroner has taken
charge OF the dead.
The Commercials correspondent gives
seventeen rs the number who were killed,
and says that out of about fifteen passen.
eeaers In the smoker but one escaped.
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SUNSET COX'S POLICY.
HE WILL SUCCEED Mr., HEWITT on fHs
COMMITTEE on WAYS AND MEANS
And Will lake an Aggressive Pan in frying b
Bring Ahaat Tariff Rshen-rhs COnninss
Chairnanship-Ths Probability 0fan Extra
Sesiou-Bch Branches Adjourn.

WASHINGTON, d. c. January 4.-The
Eresiag Star tonight says: ''Thouga the
announcement has not been formally made,
it is known that Mr.. Cox, Of New York, is
to be appointed to fill the vacancy on the
Ways and Means Committee caused by Mr..
Hewitt's retirement. Mr.. Cox is expected
to become q very active member Of the
committee, Of which he may be Chairman
in the Fiftieth Congress. 1t is reported
that he..intends totake an aggressive part in
trying to bring about reduction
of the revenue this session. In
this, it is thought he will act
as friend of the Administration, Is he
is closer to the President than are any OF
the members of the Committee. 1t Is aid
said that he has an idea Of bringing about
n compromise by which enough votes can
be had to take up the consideration Of the
tariff question. He and Mr.. Mills Of
Texas, will be the rival candidates for the
w.vs and Means Chairmanship in tho
Ffffieth Congress, and the result will in
dica,e whether 1t is the disposition Of the
marty to adopt bold and aggressive tarih
p"I;cv or one more conciliatory. IL MIR.
Cox fails to show pretty good
hand during the two months ne win nav INV
on the committee this session. Mr; Mls
will probably he before HIM IN 'he n"a
Congress, il Mr.. Carlisle is r,elec'e@ e,,
Speaker, as no one seems to DOUBT ne VIII
be. , ...
In event of an extra session-and there
is pretty general impression now ,ha' one one
may be calied-the appointment OF as.c
cessor to Mr.. Morrison Is not 80 remote;
The organization OF the next House i ana
the formation of its policy may begin very
-, .f,.r this sessiou ends
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-05

flames. He said no one in the coach
was hurt seriously.
W. 3. Pierce. the messenger, was
burned to crisp. His home is at Wheel
ing: Ihere We're no doubts many more
perlshed IN the wreck, as number of
persons who escaped and remains recovered
IS not equal to the number reported in the
car; The number actually lost may never
a number Of watches were found in the
wreck and one of them is described as fol-
lows: Open face, marked /. W. & Co. on
oarrel bridge, three-ounce case, Jewel
mo mounted, Springfield movement case No.
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The Sale Completed.

NEw YORK, January 4.-ThOmas F.
RYAN, the treasurer Of the Broadway and
Seventh Avenue Railroad Company, in his
capacity as representative of the Philadel-
phia Horse Railroad Syndicate, including
an its members W. s. Elkins, A. p. Wide
man and w. H. Kemble, deposited with
Drexel, Morgan & Co, two checks, one for
$500, 900, the other for $425, 600, with inter
est from February ], last. These two checks
completed the sale OF the Broadway and
Seventh avenue Railroad made condition
ally by Messrs. Kerr, FOshay, Sharp and
others to the Philadeiphiansi in April in ae-
cOrdanee with an agTsemSDt made about
the time the Senate Railroad Commission
began its Investigation OF the Br0sdYsy
Surface Railway Company in its relation
10 the Board OF Alderman.
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THEY PLEAD GUILTY
TO THE THREE TRUE BILLS RETURNED BY
HEGRAND JURY. YESTERDAY.
The Cummings" Gang Receive Their Sentences.
WlttrOek and Haight Get Seven Years, the Ex-
tens Penalty, and Weaver is Given Five
fsars-HOlding TO POtheringham.

ST LOUIS, January 4.-The probability
that Fred Wittrock, the Adams Express
robber, and his oonfederates, would be
brought into the Criminal Court TODAY.
drew large number of people to the Court
room TO catch glimpse of the famous
highwayman. At eleven O'Clock
the Grand Jury announced that
they were not ready to report. and ad-
journment was taken to give them fur
ther time to consider the cases, and two
subsequent adjournments were taken the
last one until 2 p. m, for the same pur-
pose. At the latter hour when Judge
Noimille took his seat the court room
was crowded.
The Grand Jury filed in and took their
seats. Gentlemen, have you anything to
report?" asked the Court. 1--WE have
three true bill to return" responded the
foreman.
NEW BILLS
were handed the Judge, who, after look
ing them over dismissed the jury.
On these was q joint indictment against
Fred Withrock, Thomas Weaver, and VIM.
w. Haight, charging them with larceny
from railroad car. Indictments charging
them with robbery in the first degree were
prepared yesterday, but the form was
changed to the above so there might be
no difficulty in holding Messenger
Fotheringham for an indictment for rob-
berry in the first degree would be an ad.
mission Of his innocence. At 2:l5 the
prisoners were brought from their cells
into court ald arraigned at the bar. "IfI
the Court pleases, " said Mr.. Clover, States
attorney, defendants in this case desire
to plead guilty to the charges in the indict-
ment. - The clerk then asked the defend |
ants if they had heard the charges. They
replied in the affirmative, and to the |
question as to whether they were
guilty or not guilty answered Guilty"
States attorney recommended that the |
extreme penalty of the law-seven years in |
the penitentiary-be meted out to Witrock |
and Haight, and that Weaver be given five
years. The judge then sentenced them in |
accordance with the recommendation.
Witrock and Haight took their sentences
stolcally, the former remarking 1--WE have
made our beds and must lie in them" but
Weaver was evidently affected. He can
not reconcile himself to the idea of serving
sentence, when Kinney, Moriarty and
others who received part of the stolen
money are allowed to 60 at liberty. After
receiving their sentences the prisoners were
led back to their cells, where they will re-
main until tomorrow, when they will be
taken to the penitentiary at Jefferson
-iit,.
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In NInryland.

WEST MINISTER, MD, January A.
Strange noises and house-shaking similar
to those noted yesterday were again ex-
perienced at 1880 last evening, and this
morning between > and > O'Clock the
guests at the MOntour House and the An
cbor4IOtel were disturbed. Since the
earthquake has become talked about per-
sons are telling oi what they heard or eX-
perienced, and it seems that the shocks
began Sunday, and have since continued
at intervals.
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Was the Engineer Drunk? ?

CHICAGO, January A special to the
Daily Netrs from Tiffin, Ohio, says: Con,
ductOr Fletcher says the engineer of the
freight was drunk. His name is Kyler
and he is now at Chicago Junction. Con-
ductor Heskett, of the passenger, was
in the sleeper, and ran forward in time 10
receive some papers from the dying men,
Ballard and Parks. Piles of ashes and
debris now may be seen at the
place of the collision full OF
bones, remains, jewelry and melted
silver money. Ten of the killed are utter
ly unknown. An old gentleman named
FERGUSON, of Bloomdale, who left Pitts.
burg on the express, has not since
been heard from. His son
IS tonight looking among the burned
masses and ashes 20 find something nv
which to identify the ashes of his father
The Coroner of Seneca county has not vet
begun the regular examination of wit
nesses. Blame seems to be with the
crew OF the freight train. At least fif-
teen We're killed, but the only names that
pre- known are:
JOSEPH POsTLETHWAITE and two sons.
SPENCER and HENRY, of Belton, w. Va.
r: NJ: II. PARKS, Washington, ID. c.
MI FREDERICK, fireman passenger.
MIR. PIERCE, express messenger, and
Mr.. BALLARD, from some town in New
Yrk State.
lr. Ballard, like Mr. Parks, of Wash
lntou, threw his papers out of the win
aoN while being gradually crushed and
buled to death.
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CHARLESTON SHAKEN AGAIN,
A sharp shock This Mornlng-The Earth
quake Felt in Georgia.

A sharp shock This MornIng-The Earth
quake Felt in Georgia.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., January quite
a sharp shock of earthquake was felt here
at ten minutes before o'clock this morn
ing. The vibrations were from east to
west, and were very perceptible for Is or
twenty seconds and caused a general rat
ting of windows and cracking OF walls,
but no serious damage is yet reported. The
shock was also felt at Summerville, Or
augeburg, Columbia, Augusta and Sayan-
nah.
The weather iscalm, clear and unusually
cold for this section. The thermometer ut
the Signal Office registered Is above zero
at the time of the shock.
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xARrIx's TEnRy,

n, I.s-e Jones rSenrns 70 the on'"
rn;xcr,ity At Columbus to-day o~ oves
opse n.s sovnship TAX books are %. 'p
:. Psasr = iao Ho~.iIls offios 10 yhdgp0tTs, ,c,..
~ w.n,.d ~ Sunday carriers for tne un.n"., n
~ Csli st corner Fifth ana
''.ss. Ta p,o,srrRi il on sals Daily s11 -. IS 1id
Al " !, FowIers news depot ID
fosso%S pssn;S.ot st.nm and Secretary !, % p;ss..
Of the sucieye Gla~ Works A''
'oRSn Rs1. % Dr.. Campbell, Of Ne" a., MA a g.
v.s IL n. - ruest Of his brother'
1% GnP Geo W. Mitchell h.s Fesoi IN Soiidays
ws1i.ho,u where he spent r. Nc
With ~i bis asashiss, MnA Geo.
Cleary. - coass yessus ths casy
of;e;.is ~ - n Martins Ferry, 1ssfssm-
.inr tbeir o6Scial functions, s.ss - Coehraa,
rsersssassd - by ex-Jadee InSS ISsS II ssss-
me.t Cent thsa sdto1S r. 60
vbsa .hs delense win Be 80 80 "a. Az, ssA
,ro,.,.s 49, - - - yezy iDsersssins
win Be we'll akteDeeo.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-05

GEN. JAMES w. Hustled, Republic
an, WAS renominated by reclamation
for Speaker of the New York House OF
Representatives. The New York papers
have been stating of late that the election
of Hustled to tine Speakership meant the
return of WARNER MILLER to the Senate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-05

THE Jim CUMMINGS gang Of express
robbers pleaded guilty to the Grand Jury's
charges and were yesterday sentenced,
WIRoCK and HAIGHT to the extreme
penalty, seven years, and WEAVER to five.
ForHERISGHAsI is held. Jim CUM
MIXGs" remarked when sentenced that
''We have made our beds and must lie in
them" JIMMY is evidently philosopher
and will appreciate the quiet and peace of
the Missouri pen.
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CHASTITY !!
A Frightful Accident on the B.
& 0. Near Tifin, 0.
TRAINS COLLIDE and TELESCOPE.
The Wreck Takes Fire and Nineteen Persons
Burned to Death in the
Debris.
SCENES OF MOST APPALLING AGONY.
The West Bound Fast Express Running
SiIy-Thres Milss an Hour and
the Freight Twenty
CRASH TOGETHER In EARLY MORNING
Spreading Death and Disaster in Their
Most Horrible Forms Broad
cast
MASSES OF CRISP ROASTED FLESH
all That Can Be Recovered of the Poor Vic
tms-Whseling and West Vir-
ginia People Burned.
DIRRIcIIITV TN ERTTINE NINRS
MASSES OF CRISP ROASTED FLESH
All That Can Be Recovered Of the Poor Vic
dms-Whseling and West Vir-
ginia People Burned.
DIFFICULTY IN GETTING NAMES
Of the Passengers -Sixty-Five In All-The
SiGksning DStails---0ther Rail-
road Horrors.

TIFFIN, o, January 4.-The fast train
on the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad, at an
early hour this morning, collided with an
Eastbound freight, near this city, wreck
ing both trains. Nineteen bodies have
been taken from the wreck More are in
jured. Three coaches were burned. Ply
sicians have gone to the scene from here
The weather is very cold. The thermom-
eter is about two degrees below zero Par
ticulars soon.
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The Knights OF Labor Of two Assem-
blies OF Chicago have issued secret circu-
lar boycotting ARMOUR & Co. The cir
cuIar makes the remarkable statement that
the meat put up by the firm lis not as good
rs it used to be-" and is unpalatable
and indigestible because put up by ''scab'
lahnr
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Another VI

ELMIRA, n. Y, Janty 4.-The West
bound Erie express traipSo. 10, collided
with an engine upon Fch were seven
men in South Port Yard, this CITY, at
3 o'clock this morning. cluctor Wheels
Lau MS colIar Done Drokenn two places.
Engineer "aliac ana flreh Griffin, Ex-
press Messenger CromweLnd q b,ata.
Lt niaa were @ oau.y SrulSeI, oSot seriously
nur'. EnsInes NOS o| s24 and an
eAPlesS cai were "TecKeq The West
T gounu IIacA was oiocked pine hours.
by another wreck on which hreroI cors
were burned. ''''
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Another Frightful Acck ,

o|HN9PoNp1' WIS., dane A
frightful accident occurred neat. t.uautae
'"io '''"tns lhe e"S'-oound sssenger
train which arrives at Pewau. =, q
'0'N' "nen passing 'ne man 9TH ice
house which borders Pewaukee ts a.
this point, ran into sleigh load q, man
and instantly killed three and fav -
jured several Others. Bert McCau
young man of this city, an old man :, "a =
Anderson and his son were killedTL.
men were returning from supper.
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That such appalling disasters and whole
sale loss oflife can and do occur, as that on
the B. < o., near Tffin, Ohio, yesterday,
show wretehed neglect of absolutely nee
essary precautionary system on these rail-
roads, which are every minute liable TO
extinguish human life by wholesale.
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A Great Offer.

No matter in what part you live, you had
better write to Hallett x CO., Portland,
Maine, without delay; they will send you
rec information about work that you can
DO and live at home, at profit OF from S
to S25 and upwards daily. 4 lumber have
earned over $50 day. Both sexes. All
ages. You are started in business Tree
Capital not needed. Every worker who
takes hold at once Ia absolutely sure of a
snug little fortune. Now is the time,
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The President Resum.s worl

WASHINGTON, January 4.-The Presi-
dent resumed his official duties this morn
ing. He is still suffering from rheumatic
pains, but seems to be improving steadily.
He had long interview with the Civil
Service Commissioners this morning and
subsequently, received Comptroller Tren-
holm. The regular Cabinet meeting was
held this afternoon, all the members ex-
cept Secretary Lamar being in attendance.
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AN EASTERN HORROR.
rAssNger Train Wrecked Mt Springfield
IwPersons Killed and MANY Iniured

FAss<ger Train Wrecked at Springfield
I"Persons Killed and Many Injured.
SPiNGFIELD, MASS, January 4.-The
MOD" passenger train from Albany,
which hould have arrived here about :
o'clocRSas badly wrecked at West Spring
field u morning. 1t collided with a
freight hin, the wreck taking fire. Sew
eral persls are reported injured and prob
ably kilh. The fire department has gone
to the whk, which is three or four miles
west OF he. The 'Modoc" is the Chicago
express, mfing close connection between
Chlcago antSostOn. An axle of one of the
cars on theNpress broke and threw the
remainder ohe train against a freight
traln tnat W, passing on the track next to
IL, Which INV the engine and tender of
the freignt TN off the track. The engin-
eer ana hremi of the freight were badly
injured, the eEneer being caught between
tDc engine antender. Those most in
J urea on tne x'ess were the occupants of
the smoking c Conductor Chapin. of
the "Modoc, " vs. badly ininred and hos
been brought to's home here The nosD
sensers not seiusly injured have gone
z G'as, Isl on m 1ne uoNnors" train, leaving at
'.oo: me mort nseriously injured were
carried 70 houses the vicinity, and are
Deing cared lor tphysicians from this
curry standing at a,
LATER-It is nostated that two ner-
sons sons were kiIled,le being burned to
9gath ,n 4! anu Ten or Ipe seriously injured.
All Is CONFUSION, amcorrect information
y, - n"i" W ooaih, Fourteen first class
Chicago and WesterL,a,I noncbaS ard -
pouches of seconded, matter Y,eTo an,
tirely burned The contained nncb
registered matter and are destinpd for oil
parts Of Eastern NewI,and The mails
Mnlcn VIII! were were saveu "llte brought to this
clty' "ocorpseS Wei on the train and
ohe VI 'reih WAS entll consumed.
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EAnkoff Making Oyerfnrns.

SOFIA, January An. Zankoff is max
ing overtures to the Regents for the iorma-
tion of coalition government on COM
mon basis of opposition to the candidacy of
Prince Nicholas of Mingrelia. His action
is supposed to be diplomatic move on the
part of Russia so rs to concede TO the Fan
koflites what it refuses the Regents.
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The Occupants of the Sleeper.

WASHINGTON, d. c., January A.
Oninquiry at all ofthe hotels and Balti-
more & Ohio local offices and the Office of
the transfer company and omnibus line
office showed that sleeping car tickets on
the wrecked Baltimore x Ohio train were
sold only to few persons. C. P. Towley
and wife, of Detroit, and Mrs. Fish and son,
who came to attend the Logan funeral. A
telegram has been received from Mrs. Fish,
however, stating that they are not injpred.
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Typhoid, Scarlet and Yellow Pevai
Measles, Diphthena, smallpox, Che
era, sc, p
narhys frophylaCtic Fluid will destro
the infection of all fevers and all conta
giOus and infectious diseases. VIII keei
the atmosphere of any sick-room pure an.
wholesome, absorbing and destroying un
healthy ef1uvia and contagion fesultin,
therefrom. VIII neutralize any bad smei
whatever, not by Disgusting it, but by de
stroying it.
Use Darbys Prophylactie Fluid in ever
siek-room.
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Tonic, Alternative and Ca,hartI,

Simmons Liver Regulator cures malaria,
biliousneess, dyspepsia, headache, constipa-
tion and piles. It is most effective in
starting the secTetions Of the liver, causing
the bile TO act as q purge. When there is
an excess Of bile in the stomach, the Regu-
lator is an active purge, after the removal
of the bile it will regulate the bowels and
impart yigor and health TO tho whole sys-
tenn
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The River Miners.

PITSRURG, January A delegate
convention Of Monongahela, Kanawha and
Ioughiogheny river miners is in session
here to-day for the purpose of forming a
district of the X. of l.. to be composed of
miners on the three rivers. The river
miners want an advance and it is proposed
to make demand for an increase as soon
as the new organization Is perfected.
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Messenger Pierce Killed.

CHICAGO, ILL, January A dispatch
was received at the local offices of the Bal
tlmOre and Ohio Railroad Company in this
city which said that the express messen-
ger, W. Scott Pierce, of ofWheeling, W. Va,
was killed, and that two telegraph line
men lost their lives. The train was in
charge Of Conductor Haskell, and the pas
sengers were expected to arrive here about